Overview

Prose fiction, although not always associated with classical antiquity, flourished in the early Roman Empire, not only in realistic Latin novels but also and indeed principally in the Greek ideal romance of love and adventure. Enormously popular in the Renaissance, these stories have been less familiar in later centuries. Translations of the Greek stories were not readily available in English before B.P. Reardon’s first appeared in 1989.Nine complete stories are included here as well as ten others, encompassing the whole range of classical themes: romance, travel, adventure, historical fiction, and comic parody. A foreword by J.R. Morgan examines the enormous impact this groundbreaking collection has had on our understanding of classical thought and our concept of the novel.  

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Author:   B. P. Reardon ,  J. R. Morgan
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 6.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.816kg
ISBN:  

9780520305595

ISBN 10:   0520305590
Pages:   984
Publication Date:   07 May 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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B.P. Reardon (1928–2009) was Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of California, Irvine. J.R. Morgan is Professor Emeritus of Arts and Letters at Swansea University.

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